Composite Shapes
Finding Sides
Area
Word Problems
Possible Side Lengths
100
Find the area of the shaded figure. See figure 3 on your page.
44 sq. units
100
What is the missing side length of the rectangle pictured? See figure 6 on your page.
4 units
100
What is the area of the square? See figure 11 on your page.
16 sq. units
100
The surface of an office desk has an area of 15 square feet. Its length is 5 feet. How wide is the office desk?
3 ft.
100
A bulletin board in the classroom has an area of 42 square feet. The board is 6 feet tall. What is the width of the board?
7 feet
200
Find the area of the shaded figure. See figure 1 on your page.
60 sq. cm.
200
Find the missing side length. See figure 7 on your page.
4 ft.
200
What is the area of the rectangle? See figure 12 on your paper
15 sq. m
200
Ms. Nichols' classroom has a rectangular rug that is 8 feet wide and 10 feet long. How much space does her rug take up?
80 sq. ft
200
A soccer field has an area of 132 square yards. One side of the field is 11 yards long. What is the other side length?
12 yards
300
Find the area of the shaded figure. See figure 2 on your page.
58 sq. in.
300
What is the width of the rectangle? See figure 8 on your page.
4 units
300
Find the area Rectangle C. See figure 9 on your paper.
45 sq. in.
300
A rectangular wall is 11 feet tall and 3 feet wide. How many square feet need to be painted?
33 sq. feet.
300
A rectangular poster board has an area of 48 square inches. What are some different possible dimensions for the poster board?
1 by 48, 2 by 24, 4 by 12 and 6 by 8
400
Find the area of the shaded figure. See figure 4 on your page.
73 sq. in.
400
Find the missing side lengths of rectangle B. See figure 9 on your page.
6 inches and 2 inches
400
Find the area of the shaded figure. See figure 13 on your page.
119 sq. in.
400
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson are buying a new house. They are deciding between the two floor plans below. See figure 14 on your page
Which floor plan has the greater area?
House A
House A= 119 sq. in.
House B= 75 sq. in.
400
A new rectangular playground has an area of 60 square feet. The width and length must be less than 20 feet. What are all the possible side length combinations?
4 by 15, 5 by 12, 6 by 10
500
Find the area of the shaded figure. See figure 5 on your page.
75 sq. ft.
500
Find the length of side A. See figure 10 on your page
6 inches
500
Superior Elementary School uses the design below for their swimming pool. Shapes A, B, and C are rectangles. Find the area of the entire pool. See figure 9 on your page.
75 sq. in.
500
A gym floor is being covered with square mats. Each mat is 3 feet by 3 feet. If the gym floor is 12 feet long and 9 feet wide, how many mats are needed to cover the area?
500
The total area of two rectangular playgrounds is 180 square feet. One playground is 90 square feet with a 10-foot length. The second playground has a 15-foot length. What is the width of the second playground?
6 feet